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He is an overweight boy who does not have any friends from school and is often picked on by his classmates and the school bully, Derrick Dunne.
Who is Stanley Yelnats?
100
Stanley Yelnats, a boy who has bad luck due to...
What is a curse placed on his great- great-grandfather?
100

What is an illusion that makes it appear like there's water in the desert?

What is a mirage

100

Who did Stanley write letters to?

Who is his mom

100

What is the crime Stanley is wrongly convicted for?

What is stealing Clyde Livingston's sneakers

200
He has not had much of an education so he does not know how to read or write. He does not like answering questions and most likely because he is wary of people like Mr. Pendanski, who always mock him.
Who is Hector Zeroni, or Zero?
200

Stanley and the other boys are forced to dig large holes in the dirt every day here...

What is Camp Green Lake?

200

The desert had no life as far as the eye could see and it was a ______ wasteland. 

What is barren or desolate

200

Whose truck did Stanley steal and drive into a hole?

Who is Mr. Sir

200

Where do Zero and Stanley go after running away from Camp Green Lake?

What is the Thumb

300
He decides that Stanley will be called Caveman and fixes the order of the line for water. His system is threatened and he becomes hostile towards Stanley. He is not only jealous but also threatened that more attention is being paid to Stanley and Zero.
Who is X-ray?
300
When he was a boy, Stanley’s great-great-grandfather, Elya Yelnats, received this from Madame Zeroni, a gypsy, in exchange for a promise.
What is a pig?
300

What is the definition of refuge? 

What is protection?

300

What did the Warden do to Mr. Sir that caused him to hold a grudge against Stanley?

What is she slapped/scratched him with the venom nail polish. 

300

What does Zero survive on after he runs away from Camp Green Lake? (under the boat)

What is Spiced Peaches/ Sploosh

400
Although the rest of the white people in the town are racist and enforce rules that prohibit blacks from going to school, this person does not care about the color of a person’s skin. This person ends up one of the most feared outlaws in the west.
Who is Kate Barlow?
400
Sam sells what to eat and to use for medicinal purposes.
What is onions?
400

What does defy mean?

What is to disobey

400

What state does the story take place in?

What is Texas

400

What did Stanley and Zero survive on at big Thumb? 

What is onions and muddy water

500

He is a counselor at Camp Green Lake. He claims that digging holes builds character. He was also scratched by the Warden. 

Who is Mr. Sir

500

Why is Katherine driven mad by her grief? Why does she become Kissin’ Kate Barlow?

What is Sam, her love, was killed. 

500

This is another word for ditch.

What is gully?

500

What did Zero do right before running away?

What is he hit Mr.Pendanski with a shovel

500

What is Zero’s real name?

Who is Hector Zeroni

600

He is the famous baseball player who has his shoes stolen. He is Stanley's idol. 

Clyde Livingston
600

What foiled Stanley's great escape plan? 

What is the truck he stole became stuck in a hole. 

600

What is the definition of grotesque?

What is weird and ugly? 

600

How many yellow spotted lizards can live in a hole? 

What is 20

600

What did Elya Yeltnas forget to do before he left for America?

What is carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain